Hong Qi Fanzhuang
Heping, Tianjin
The definitive Tianjin restaurant - a century-old kitchen serving the city's savory pancakes, river fish, and eight-treasure dishes.
Hong Qi Fanzhuang has been the standard-bearer of proper Tianjin cooking for nearly a century: the city's guobacai pancakes, river fish in sweet-sour sauce, and the elaborate eight-treasure banquet dishes that old Tianjin families ordered for celebrations.
It is a big, bustling, proudly old-school dining room - white tablecloths, veteran waiters, and recipes that have not surrendered to fashion. For visitors it is the most complete introduction to a cuisine most travelers never taste properly, and the staff are delighted to explain each dish.
Best for: A century of proper Tianjin cooking, pancakes and all.
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